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The first component of ProjectMED is a repository of workshops and offerings where students can learn about the variety of healthcare career paths, as well as the opportunities that would best prepare them for success. These workshop modules include topics such as, “Why healthcare?” to introduce students to the daily responsibilities of a healthcare worker or “How do I prepare myself for a career in medicine?” to outline how students can develop themselves as applicants. Workshops have been adapted for both in-person and virtual formats in our partner high schools.
Workshop Offerings
Our repository of workshops can be applied across various professional skills and healthcare-related topics and are developed based on the needs of the community.
Introduction to Healthcare Careers
A comprehensive introduction to the various careers in healthcare, featuring interview snippets of healthcare professionals.
Getting Involved in Healthcare
A survey of methods, activities, and ways for middle and high schoolers to begin showing interest and getting involved in healthcare fields.
Demystifying Research
A discussion from undergraduate researchers and their experiences, aiming to simplify and break down the process to high schoolers.
Resume Writing
A workshop giving students pointers on how to structure their resumes for college and/or job applications.
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Interviews
A skill-based workshop providing students with advice on how to best prepare for interviews.
Applying to College
An overview of the college application process, from financial aid to writing supplemental essays.
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Hands-On Activities
Our interactive and hands-on workshops include enrichment activities that provide direct hands-on exposure and aim to inspire students through simulated healthcare scenarios.
Dissections
Interactive workshops featuring dissections. In the past, we have hosted a heart dissection workshop, providing students to dissect a sheep heart in real-time.
Intro to Nervous System
An informative, introductory discussion of the parts and function of the nervous system.
Suturing
An interactive workshop which walks students through the surgical suturing process, involving hands-on suturing practice.
First Aid
A presentation that reviews the importance of first aid and components of first aid kits, including an interactive case study.
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Vital Signs
An interactive workshop on the importance of vitals, including the opportunity to use tools to measure vitals like blood pressure.
Patient Assessment
An interactive workshop that walks students through the steps to assess patient conditions, including a case study.
Speaker Panels
We coordinate speaker panels by recruiting speakers from Northwestern Medicine and the greater Chicagoland area to discuss the breadth of healthcare career paths for our partner high schools.
Physicians
We have hosted experienced and compassionate physicians, including neurologists, cardiologists, and gynecologists, among others.
Additional Career Paths
Our goal is to expose students to the latitude of healthcare career paths beyond medicine, including nursing, PA, medical technicians, and so much more.
Health Equity
We have invited community leaders to touch on the importance of advancing diversity in the healthcare field and bridging health inequities.